PRISON D'ETAT À SING-SING OU MONT PLEASANT. (NEW YORK)
Entry/Object ID
L.2007.119
Description
Engraving and etching of a view down on a large prison on the banks of the Hudson: in the foreground; a green tree grows on each side, framing the image; four skinny tree stumps divined the foreground; in center is the roof of a house and two outbuildings; further downhill is a series of buildings on the banks of the river that make up the prison; a steamboat with a mast and a rolled-up sail is docked just outside the prison; there are cliffs on the far side of the river; the image is surrounded by a border of four lines close together; above the image in center is printed "ÉTATS UNIS. [United States]"; on far right is printed "1"; below the image on far left is printed "Blouet del"; on far right is printed "Lemaitre direxit"; below is printed the title in French, "Prison d'Etat à Sing-Sing ou Mont Pleasant. (New York) [State Prison at Sing-Sing or Mount Pleasant]"; below on left is printed "1. Suite des Etats-Unis."
Artwork Details
Medium
Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), ink,
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Jacques Gérard Milbert
Attribution
Artist
Manufacturer
Blouet
Date made
1837
Other Names
Name Type
Other Title
Other Name
State Prison at Sing-Sing or Mount Pleasant (New York)
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
5-1/2 in
Width
8-3/4 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (14 x 22.2 cm)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Abrasion and some loss of ink, bottom left; two perforations, bottom center; linear stain, bottom center; yellowing along right edge; extreme foxing top right; top edge irregularly cut; two rectangles of discoloration in top corners from adhesive tape; recto is yellowed beneath image; adhered to mat with two pieces of brown tape in top corners.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William Diebold
Notes
Former owner
Related Entries
Notes
L.2007.118 - Print - Similar item
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Diebold Box #18
Note Type
General Note
Note
State Prison is plate number 1 in "Etats-Unis d'Amerique", first published by Frimin Didot Freres in Paris in 1837. This book, written by Jean B.G. Roux de Rochelle, was illustrated with engraving and etchings of the works of various artists, including Jacques Milbert. This book was republished in Germany by E. Schweizerbart's Verlagshandlung as "Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-America" in 1838, in Italy by Antonelli as "Stati Uniti d'America" in 1839, and in Spain by Imprenta del Guardia Nacional as "Historia de los Estados-Unidos de America" in 1841.
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Bellwood Library, Not specified